Re: MSN Messenger wake up from stand By?
- From: "Galen" <galennews@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 07:14:26 -0500
In news:e%23VB7mv8FHA.2364@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Phillips <afn18721@xxxxxxx> had this to say:
My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
> Hi,
> my Internet connection is on 24/7 - ethernet-router-cable modem;
> however, I setup my machine to standby after some time.
> Is there a way to have Messenger to wake up the machine from stand by
> when receiving a message - from allowed contacts?
> I can set the network adapter to wake up the machine, but I want it
> specifically for MSN Messenger via OS settings rather than network
> adapter magic/ip packets.
>
> If there's a wish list, it would be nice to have Messenger to send a
> "magic packet" (16 IPs...) to wake up a contact's machine.
> Michael
I am sure that's a nice wish but (and I'll just ask at this point) what of
the security implications? Spoofed headers? Waking a machine via remote?
Hmm... VERY viable (perhaps) in a corporate environment where the IP would
be a LAN address but do you want to expose that to the "average Joe"
end-user? Just my thoughts of course...
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